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Rising Tides, Rising Rates

Read the Center’s landmark report on flood Insurance and New York City's affordability crisis

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Midland Beach

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Canarsie

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Coney Island

Rising flood insurance rates and rising sea levels have the potential to permanently displace working- and middle-class New Yorkers from coastal neighborhoods. Without a concerted intervention, rising insurance premiums could lead to a future where the city's coasts are affordable only to its wealthiest residents.
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We’re advocates for NYC’s flood-prone neighborhoods

The new FloodHelpNY.org, funded through the New York Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery and New York Rising, is a project of the Center for New York City Neighborhoods. The Center promotes and protects affordable homeownership in New York so that middle-­ and working-­class families are able to build strong, thriving communities.